What is the price of chocolate per kilogram/pound in Rwanda today?
The retail price range for Rwanda chocolate is between US$ 6.37 and US$ 10.08 per kilogram or between US$ 2.89 and US$ 4.57 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chocolate in Rwanda
The retail price range in Rwanda Franc for chocolate is between RWF 7,160.22 and RWF 11,323.15 per kilogram or between RWF 3,247.27 and RWF 5,135.21 per pound(lb) in Kigali and Musanze.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Rwanda chocolate is between US$ 4.46 and US$ 7.05 per kilogram or between US$ 2.02 and US$ 3.20 per pound(lb).
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Rwanda Chocolate Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Chocolate from Rwanda over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2013, the price per kilogram was 4.25 US dollars, and by 2017 it had risen to 12.20 US dollars. However, in the last two years, the price has decreased, with the most recent figure being 3.18 US dollars in 2021. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of Chocolate from Rwanda will remain relatively stable, with an estimated price of 3.20 US dollars in 2023 and 3.22 US dollars in 2024.The Rwanda chocolate exports are categorised as:
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing > 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form, in containers or immediate packings of a content > 2 kg (excluding cocoa powder) (HS code 180620)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg, filled (HS code 180631)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excluding in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder) (HS code 180690)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg (excluding filled) (HS code 180632)
Rwanda Chocolate Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chocolate into Rwanda over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was $12.20, followed by a slight decrease to $9.00 in 2018. However, the price rose again in 2019 to $8.23 and then dropped significantly to $3.13 in 2020. The price has remained relatively stable in 2021 at $3.18. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Chocolate into Rwanda in 2023 will be around $4.00 and in 2024 will be around $5.00.Export values for Rwanda chocolate
The total values in export for chocolate in Rwanda were US$ 1,152, US$ 1,952, US$ 3,456 and US$ 4,608 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Rwanda: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
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Rwanda chocolate - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Rwanda shipped 560 tonnes of chocolate. In 2019 alone, the demand for Rwanda chocolate (processed category) has surged, recording a change of 45.833 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chocolate's exports went up by 250 percent netting the nation US$4.61m for the year 2019. Rwanda's chocolate exports are classified as:
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excluding in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder) (HS code 180690)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg (excluding filled) (HS code 180632)
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing > 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form, in containers or immediate packings of a content > 2 kg (excluding cocoa powder) (HS code 180620)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg, filled (HS code 180631)
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Rwanda chocolate export values
In 2019, Rwanda supplied chocolate with a value of 4.61m USD, an increase of 33.39% from 2018's total chocolate export of 3.456m USD. The annual increase in value of Rwanda chocolate between 2017 to 2018 was 77.049 per cent.
The annual variation in the amount of Rwanda's chocolate exports between 2017 and 2019 was 250 pc in comparison to a variation of 45.833% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Rwanda chocolate ( in '000$ )
Rwanda's leading export markets for chocolate are DRC Congo, Germany, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mauritius and Switzerland.
Rwanda bought 4,704 tonnes of chocolate in 2019.